Summer is almost here, and if you ask us, nothing is better to greet a new season than a relaxing spa treatment. We’ve rounded up the best summer spa treatments to rejuvenate skin and restore your glow, including hydrating facials, manicures, pedicures, body scrubs and base tans.
10 relaxing spa treatments that will restore your glow for Summer
Warmer weather is finally here and it’s time to trade in those sweaters and jeans for sundresses and sandals. While we are just as excited as anyone else to bust out our new warm weather wardrobe, are your skin and nails ready for summer? We aren’t gonna lie – ours aren’t.
The best summer spa treatments to restore your glow, including facials, manicures, pedicures, body scrubs and base tans.
Any prep for the new season – like planning a getaway, buying a chic new swimsuit or the latest perfume and reading the latest beach books – should also include a beauty refresh. Because nothing pairs better with off-the-shoulder tops and dresses than gorgeous, healthy skin, right?
While you could go the DIY route, we think there’s no better time than spring to get out and treat yourself – we made it through winter after all.
The best summer spa treatments to restore your glow, including facials, manicures, pedicures, body scrubs and base tans.
From facials that replenish hydration to relaxing massages and scrubs to slough away dry skin, ahead are 10 indulgent spa treatments to help prepare for sunny weather ahead.
10 best summer spa treatments to restore your glow this season
a hydrating facial
Revitalize your dry winter skin with a nutrient and moisture rich facial that will help protect your skin from sun damage during the long summer days.
1. a hydrating facial: joanna vargas
One of Joanna Vargas’s most booked facials, the Supernova Facial ($325) leaves skin supple and baby smooth using a nutrient-rich liquid exfoliation. The core treatment entails a microcurrent that reduces inflammation and puffiness, increases muscle tone and boosts natural collagen production. Last but not least is an oxygen blast infused with green tea, vitamins and aloe.
BUY NOW – $325.00.
2. a hydrating facial: la mer
Few names evoke luxury quite like La Mer. For a truly extravagant experience head to the The Baccarat hotel where the brand’s spa is located for a Miracle Broth Facial ($375). It harnesses the power of the brand’s coveted Miracle Broth to optimize skin’s performance and bring it back to its healthiest state. After a long, cold winter, who doesn’t want that to jumpstart the warm weather season?
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a sunny mani/pedi
Summer means short sleeves and sandals. Make sure your hands and feet look their best with a trim and fresh coat of colorful polish.
3. a sunny mani/pedi: jinsoon hand and foot spa
Loved by celebs like Sarah Jessica Parker, Jinsoon Hand and Foot Spa was created by the one and only Jin Soon Choi herself. Its fresh and airy space will immediately relax you. In addition to quality polishes that offer lasting manicures and pedicures, the salon offers aromatherapy treatments and add-ons that are gentle and relaxing like the Flower Petal Float (from $28) where you soak your hands or feet in a basin filled with rose essential oil and petals.
BUY NOW – from $28.00.
4. a sunny mani/pedi: sundays nail salon
Sundays Nail Studio wellness to the next level and incorporates nontoxic, cruelty-free and vegan products into all of its nail services. Book a Guided Meditation Manicure ($35) that features a fragrant essential oil treatment as well as a guided meditation to help ease your weary mind.
BUY NOW – $35.00.
a relaxing massage
Summer usually means some down time, but let’s be honest every weekend there’s usually something on the calendar – whether it’s a wedding, a hike, a bbq or a little league tournament. Ensure you get some down time with a restorative, moisturizing massage.
5. a relaxing massage: shibui spa
The Greenwich Hotel’s Shibui Spa harnesses the healing properties of Japanese design. At its center sits a lantern-lit swimming pool and lounge under the roof of a 250-year old wooden and bamboo farmhouse imported from Japan. During the Drunken Lotus Massage ($255), essential oils are worked over your body then enveloped in hot, sake-soaked towels. The result? Feeling deeply relaxed and skin that looks a thousand times glowier than you’ve ever seen it.
BUY NOW – $255.00.
6. a relaxing massage: the peninsula spa
High above 5th Avenue, the plush Peninsula Spa offers a discreet and luxurious getaway. The menu includes classics like Swedish and Deep Tissue massages, but they really shine with their specialties, like the full body Marma Massage ($280). It features potent aromatic activities designed to balance emotions and reduce stress and anxiety.
BUY NOW – $280.00.
a rejuvenating body scrub
Rid the skin of buildup and get glowing with a professional body scrub. After, your skin will look brighter, smoother and healthier – just in time to wear those cute new summer dresses.
7. a rejuvenating body scrub: great jones spa
Head to the Great Jones Spa and enjoy the water lounge and a vigorous Italian Blood Orange Sea Salt Scrub ($175) featuring rich sea salts from the Atlantic Coast to help draw out the body’s toxins.
BUY NOW – $175.00.
8. a rejuvenating body scrub: bathhouse
In the basement level of this 1930s factory building is Bathhouse. Like Great Jones Spa, you can enjoy the water facilities here such as a steam room, sauna and even a cold plunge before you indulge in the Pro Hammam Scrub ($170). In this traditional Moroccan Hammam scrub, buckets of water are poured over you throughout the exfoliation process and a CBD moisturizer is massaged into the skin to reveal a soft and smooth glow.
BUY NOW – $170.00.
a base tan
Skip the self tanner – or worse a tanning bed – and opt for a professional spray tan to get your tan this season. And don’t forget to apply SPF daily!
9. a base spray tan: paul labrecque salon & spa
Awarded “Best Fake Tan” by New York Magazine, Paul Labrecque Salon & Spa ($95) uses a fine airbrush tanning mist infused with aloe that prevents streaks and ensures you get the perfect golden glow.
BUY NOW – $95.00.
10. a base spray tan: gotham glow
Gweneth Paltrow’s favorite faux tanning spot, Gotham Glow ($75), is one of the most trusted names in spray tanning, offering natural color without the chemical aroma. Even better? You’ll be in and out in under 15 minutes. And they even do house-calls.
BUY NOW – $75.00.
best summer spa treatments
There you have it – 10 spa treatments that will restore your glow for summer and make every day more beautiful. Have a wonderful summer, dear reader.
